The Digital World Training Regimen(OPEN)

Not knowing there were others on the track Kima made her way onto it. The less than confident teen soon spotted two folks on the track but they seemed to be minding their own business. One was running the track while the other was watching. Kima just stood there watching hesitant at first to begin jogging the track. Merely a few seconds later however Blaster stepped out onto the track with his holosuit seemingly gliding with each step as if almost dancing before the disguised Ballistamon grinned at Kima before turning to look behind them before he called out "Come on, Chaytan. I thought ya were wantin' to jog tha track as well. I know you're not the shy type now."

Rolling his eyes the disguised Hawkmon made his appearance before he said "I am not being shy. I just don't want you to try and turn this into some crazy competition."

Blaster chuckled but reigned in his impulse to throw an arm around Chaytan's shoulder out of respect of the other digimon's general dislike of being touched before he playfully replied "Aw. You're no fun, Chaytan. What's tha harm in a little race?" At Chaytan's stink eye Blaster shook his head before he said "Okay I getcha. No racin'. Just let me know if ya changed your mind." With that Blaster and Chaytan headed for the track before they began running while Kima just stood there like a statue right where she was while watching everyone.

It was clear Blaster and Chaytan weren't going anywhere near full speed to avoid running into the teen not far ahead of them. Sure they could run around but they both didn't seem to feel like it. When the tamer stopped both of them moved to pass by him with Blaster waving in a friendly manner.

Kima, meanwhile, cautiously made her way finally onto the track before she began going at a casual jog overhearing the pair as she calmly passed by. One of them mentioned the Digital World which made her wonder if the teen was a tamer or xros general like herself. Even months later she still couldn't wrap her head around the strange mystic journey she found herself in. If one of them was a digimon it was likely Blaster or Chaytan already knew but said nothing. As for the rest of her partners they were quietly nestled inside her Xros Loader and also likely knew if one of the strangers was a digimon as well but also stayed quiet.

Blaster casually observed the strangers as he ran his curiosity peaked. The extroverted Ballistamon slowed to a stop before putting on a warm friendly smile as he noticed the other human seemed to be training for something. Deciding to be friendly he walked over towards the pair before he said "Heya over there. I hope I'm not botherin' ya but I noticed tha you both seem ta be trainin' or somethin'. Then my friend Chaytan and I overheard ya mentionin' tha Digital World." Then glancing at Ren he said "Besides I'm sure you are aware that I and Chaytan aren't humans. Anyway ma name is Blaster but while at school I go by Tamaki. Ya know since Blaster isn't exactly a human name."

Chaytan noticed the former nightclub DJ known as Blaster was living up to his extroverted nature and had greeted the strangers first. Worried that the disguised Ballistamon was possibly making a nuisance of himself the disguised Hawkmon made his way turning stern golden eyes on Blaster but before he could so much as open his mouth, Blaster cheerily smiled before waving over to Chaytan and said "Speak of tha devil, hey there Chaytan. I was just talkin' about ya."

Chaytan kept a straight face before he said "I see." 

Chuckling Blaster looked back over at Blake and Ren and said "Don't mind, Chaytan. He can be a little too serious sometimes."

Lifting an eyebrow Chaytan deadpan replied "Someone has to."

Smiling wide Blaster said "Is that an attempt at humor, Chaytan? Who knew you had it in ya?" Chaytan just shrugged and said nothing in response.

Meanwhile Kima had stopped jogging as Takoda said "It seems that Blaster is trying to make new friends."

The fifteen year old turned looking where Blaster and Chaytan were taking note of what the Pumamon said. While she wasn't really shy. She was hesitant and unconfident to approach given the bullying she faced for being different. Sure it had toned down since Blaster and Chaytan had started school but the popular girls would glare at her nastily seeing Kima with the two new handsome boys and hated that they wanted nothing to do with them. Kima was grateful to have become a xros general in that regard. Made her wonder if Fuzz and Aiko would end up with holosuits and, if they did, what would they look like?

Blaster's eyes seemed to light up at hearing from the tamer that he wasn't bothering them and that his partner was helping prepare him for going to the Digital World. "Good ta know. So preparin' your tamer for tha Digital World, eh? At least he'll be better prepared than our general over there." Blaster said before jerking his thumb over in Kima's direction. Said general seemed to be glancing at her xros loader which likely meant at least one of her other partners were talking to her.

When Ren asked if they would be interested in training with them Blaster said "Sure I'm game." He then glanced at Chaytan before he asked "So, Chaytan, what do ya think?"

"I'm not against training but perhaps we should let Kima know about this." Chaytan said as Blaster nodded before the disguised Hawkmon walked over to Kima and the teen looked at Chaytan before he said "Blaster and I are going to help train that tamer for being ready for the Digital World. Would you like to join us?" Kima looked at Blake and Ren before looking back at Chaytan and nodded. 

Soon Kima and Chaytan made it back over to Blaster, Blake, and Ren before Kima said "Hello. I'm Kima."

"Shame not everyone has a holosuit or the whole group could be introduced." Blaster said casually.

"I see that Ren is one of tha digimon that goes by tha name of his species or at least a shortened version of it. I mean I get it as not all digimon have names. Kima actually helped some of tha army with their names." Blaster said before he then said "Ta think if not for her I woulda likely not been here today."

Then from within the xros loader Takoda said "Seeing as you were a former nightclub DJ in Tenebrous and your boss tried to murder you before Kima and I appeared that is a bit of an understatement."

"And that would be Takoda. He's a digimon known as Pumamon." Kima said as she pondered letting the group out. "Maybe letting the rest of the army out won't hurt since they can just head back in if another human we aren't sure know about digimon show up."

Taking a deep breath, Kima held out her xros loader before she said "Alright everyone. Come on out." Soon Takoda the Pumamon, Shillan a Sangloupmon lacking large vampire fangs, Fuzz a smaller than average Prairiemon, and Aiko the Wendigomon. "Uhm. Here is everyone else. Blake. Ren." Kima began as she, while indicating each digimon, said "Meet Takoda, Shillan, Aiko, and Fuzz. As for how many combos I can make well there is Fangmon, Ballibeastmon, Tobucatmon, and an ultimate level Deputymon. It seems they are just as strong as the levels of ordinary digimon."

"I get most tha forms are champion level forms but tha diversity isn't that bad." Blaster said as he deactivated his holosuit revealing himself as a Ballistamon. Chaytan figured "When in rome" to himself before deactivating his holosuit as well revealing himself to be a Hawkmon.

Kima looked down for a moment before looking at Ren before she politely said "Uhm. It's Kima. Not Rima."

Ren seemed to not be willing to remove his holosuit and then Blaster said "Ren, if blowin' your cover is what you are worried about, I understand. If there are cameras here both myself and Fuzz have tha technical knowledge to remove the image of digimon from tha footage so don't worry. If anything little Fuzz is more gifted with machines than little ole me. My strongest specialties relate ta music and dance." Blaster's music and dance related talents tended to be noticeable even when he wore his holosuit simply because of how the Ballistamnon carried himself.

"I know I'm all good fer trainin'." Shillan said seeming eager to begin.

"Easy there, Shillan. I don't think this is combat training." Takoda said to the seemingly overeager wolf digimon.

"Ah relax, Takoda, I know that. I just am eager to let some energy off after being in the xros loader all day." Shillan said bouncing eagerly.

"I guess I should let you walk the town more often while in school so you can burn off your extra energy. Sorry Shillan." Kima said looking down.

"Nah don't worry about it, Kima. You are trying to be the best xros general you can be despite your struggles with self confidence. At least you have an army of independent thinkers trying to help you out." Shillan said gently nudging the teen making her smile.

When Ren apologized for calling Kima by the wrong name she said "I'm not mad so don't worry, Ren." When Ren announced to pay attention Kima and her army looked ready to start.

Yes most of Kima's army were bipedal by nature except for both Takoda and Shillan with Takoda being a big mostly red puma with thin black stripes on his legs and a patch of black on his tail. Takoda and Shillan, much like Blaster and Chaytan, were much like opposites in many ways. Kima noticed no such traits with Aiko and Fuzz as they both seemed to be fairly easy going but skilled warriors to a surprising level given them both being rookies.

Aiko was observing Ren but said nothing. However Fuzz, who also noticed Ren had a look that indicated this was his first time teaching a large group, said "Are youse nervous, Ren? Don't worry. We will try to makes sure not to be too much trouble." Kima smiled at Fuzz and so did Aiko as she was struggling to find the best way to voice her concerns.

"I'm still amazed that Fuzz became so kind and eager to help others despite his tribe living in such harsh desert conditions." Aiko said with a smile.

Then Ren began with his instructions and Kima and the bipedal digimon in her army did the stretch that Ren had mentioned with Chaytan ending the stretch with flapping his wings a couple times his chest feathers puffing a bit in a manner that could be considered cute before smoothing back down shortly. The Hawkmon was glad no one said anything.

"Yeah both Takoda and I do that seeing as we walk on four legs and all." Shillan then said as he did as Ren indicated while Takoda was doing the same. Takoda was not far from Kima making it clear to those that knew about Xros Generals who the apparent primary partner of this army was.

After around a minute or so Ren cleared his throat before indicating the group could stop before speaking of the benefits of stretching. Then Ren began stretching his right leg forward while his left leg was dipping down with his knee barely touching the grass below them. After doing that again he switched to the opposite leg which made Kima ask "Uhm is that the stretch you want us bipeds to do, Ren?" Sure Kima wasn't shy but she rarely spoke with confidence.

Then Ren described what both Takoda and Shillan would be doing for stretches and when Blake described the name of the position as the downward dog Shillan snorted with amusement before he said "Heh. Downward dog is what that is called. Humans sure can be weird at times even though there are things with far weirder names than that."

As Takoda did the stretch mentioned he said "Well by human standards we digimon are weird."

Meanwhile Shillan was also stretching in the downward dog position as he said "Fair point there, Takoda."